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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • harryyormie@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: harison yormie <harison@yormie.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 13:06:06 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE PLEASE!!!


URGENT RESPONSE PLEASE!!!
NAME:HARRISON KARNWEA YORMIE.
EMAIL:harryyormie@netscape.net
Dear Sir/Madam,
You may be surprised to receive this letter since you do not know me personally.The purpose of my introduction is necessitated due to my situation.I am a ''victim of circumstance'' hence, I need your assistance if you will. I believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I sourced your profile from a human resource profile data base on your country's business directory.
Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and fragile political situation in Liberia but it has formed consistent headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins for some time now.
My Name is HARRION KARNWEA YORMIES from Liberia, a Country in West Africa. My late cousin is JOHN WINPOE YORMIE, Deputy Minister of National Security in Liberia. My Cousin was falsely accused of plotting to remove the then PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial, Charles Taylor killed him. You can verify this from some of the international newspapers .

Before my Cousin was killed, he had taken me to South Africa where we deposited the sum of $21.5 million with a Security Company.This money was meant for procurment of arms and ammunitions for the Government of Liberia.Now that I am here in the Netherlands where I am presently seeking a political asylum,I would like you to help me claim the fund as I can not do that myself because the law does not permit me to do so as an asylum seeker.
I will remunerate you with 20% at the end, while 5% of the fund will be set aside for all expenses during the transaction,while the remaining 75% will be for me.But most of all is that I solicit your trust in this transaction.

All I need is your permission to send them a letter of Authorisation/power of Attorney stating that the beneficiary will be contacting them soon, as he want the consignment
delivered to him immediately. I will submit your names and contact information to them.

If you are interested in this transaction, please call me or contact me through e-mail address stated below for onward proceedings: -
harryyormie@netscape.net
Please your urgent response is needed!
Best Regards.
HARRISSON YORMIE.

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